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Myanmar reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon (Myanmar), December 12: Myanmar confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...
Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures close mixed
Chicago (US), December 12: CBOT agricultural futures closed mixed in the past week as the U.S. central bank raised its...
Roundup: WTO members substantially conclude text negotiations on...
Geneva, December 18: Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) substantially concluded on Friday in Geneva the text negotiations on...
Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dublin (Ireland), December 18: Leo Varadkar, former Irish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party, has been...
Malaysia reports 993 new COVID-19 infections, 5 more...
Kuala Lumpur, December 18 : Malaysia reported 993 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to...
Quadrilateral agreement inked on Black Sea electric cable
Bucharest (Romania), December 18: Romania, Hungary, Azerbaijan and Georgia signed on Saturday an agreement on the Black Sea submarine cable...
Uzbekistan gets about 1-bln-USD World Bank loan for...
Tashkent (Uzbekistan), The World Bank has approved a financial support package to Uzbekistan comprised of 470-million-U.S.-dollar highly concessional loans and...
Tunisia holds 1st legislative elections since parliament's dissolution
Tunis (Tunisia), December 18: Tunisia held on Saturday the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body...
UNHCR praises Tanzania for support to refugees
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), December 18: The United Nations refugee agency commended Tanzania for its unwavering support in hosting refugees,...
Jordan to step up nationwide security after police...
Amman (Jordan), December 18: Jordan's Public Security Directorate (PSD) said on Saturday that it will beef up security presence across...
Russia keeps key interest rate at 7.5 pct
Moscow [Russia], December 17: Russia's central bank decided on Friday to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 7.5 percent...
Food prices in Poland unlikely to fall next...
Warsaw [Poland], December 17: Food prices in Poland will not fall next year, the goal of the government is not...
Slovenian central bank slashes 2023 GDP forecast
Ljubljana [Slovenia], December 17: The Bank of Slovenia on Friday slashed its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth for...
Pope returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece
Athens [Greece], December 17: Pope Francis has decided to return to Greece three fragments of the Parthenon that have been...
Finnish economy to fall into recession in 2023:...
Helsinki [Finland], December 17: The Finnish economy is expected to fall into a mild recession in 2023, although it will...
Over 16,000 demonstrate in Brussels for higher wages
Brussels [Belgium], December 17: An estimated 16,500 people took to the streets in the capital of Belgium on Friday to...
NASA launches new mission to survey Earth's water
Los Angeles [US], December 17: The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the newest Earth science satellite on...
U.S. records over 15 mln flu illnesses this...
Los Angeles [US], December 17: There have been at least 15 million illnesses, 150,000 hospitalizations, and 9,300 deaths from flu...
U.S. dollar rises amid hawkish central bank signals
New York [US], December 17: The U.S. dollar moved higher in late trading on Friday as market participants digested statements...
Oil prices drop as central banks spark recession...
New York [US], December 17: Oil prices fell on Friday as hawkish talk from major central banks stoked recession fears.
Los Angeles hospital beds at lowest availability since...
Los Angeles [US], December 17: The number of available Los Angeles County hospital beds has fallen to its lowest level...
Biden signs short-term funding bill
Washington [US], December 17: U.S. President Joe Biden signed a short-term funding bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown.
U.S. CDC director warns vaccine misinformation one of...
Los Angeles [US], December 17: Vaccine misinformation is among the biggest threats to public health, Director of the U.S. Centers...
U.S. stocks drop as recession fears persist
New York [US], December 17: Wall Street's major averages fell on Friday as market participants remain concerned about the economic...
Search underway for medical transport plane that crashed...
Los Angeles [US], December 17: A search is underway Friday for a medical transport plane that crashed into the sea...
China-funded project aiding remote areas inaugurated in Nepal
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 17: A China-funded project to supply Nepal's remote areas with sanitation materials and daily necessities was inaugurated...
Brunei launches trial of gigabit Internet service
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], December 17: Brunei launched a one-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) fiber broadband proof of concept by the telco industry,...
